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- Co 249 (Early Roman as of Nero from Corinth) [permalink] [show fewer links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
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58
- Not before (date)
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57
- Comment
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Coin dated AD 57/8-58/9
- Logical part of
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Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
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Coin
- Comparanda
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RPC I, 1201
- Comparanda
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Amandry1988, pp. 108, 210-211, 213, émission XXI.16
- Comparanda
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BMCCorinth 564, p. 70, pl. XVIII:3
- Preservation comment
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Wear: F. Extensive, slight to moderate pitting and minor scratching. Widespread, small patches of powdery, pale blue bronze disease.
- Published as
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KenchreaiIII, p. 22, no. 199 (R. Hohlfelder)
- Axis (1-12)
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5
- Has denomination
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As
- Numismatic Authority
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Nero (54-68)
- Numismatic Authority Comment
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Nero
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
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20.0
- Numismatic Issuer
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C. Julius Polyaenus (Corinthian duovir, 57-58 or 58-59)
- Numismatic Mint
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Corinth
- Numismatic Weight (g)
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6.26
- Obverse Description
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Bare head of emperor to right; within dotted border
- Obverse Inscription
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NERO CLAVD - CAES AVG
- Reverse Description
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Naked Bellerophon to right, head turned to left, holding shield on left arm and seizing bridle of Pegasos, leaping left; within dotted border
- Reverse Inscription
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[C IVL]IO POLYA[EN]O IIVIR; in exergue, COR
- Belongs to Historical Period
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Early Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
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Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
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Mythological Animal (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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